- New SUVs, not cars, key to future of US automaking – Freep: If you’re worried about U.S. manufacturing jobs, pay no attention to Ford’s recent decision to move production of the Focus compact car to China.
- Britain should give more rights to ‘gig economy’ workers, review to say – BBC – Reuters: A British government-commissioned report is to recommend that those working in the so-called “gig economy” for firms like taxi app Uber, receive rights such as sick pay and holiday entitlement, the BBC reported on Monday.
- First Tesla Model 3 rolls off production line … into the hands of Elon Musk – Guardian: The first of Tesla’s highly anticipated lower-cost electric cars, the Model 3, has rolled off the production line to its new owner, Tesla chief executive Elon…
- Geely’s Sichuan new commercial vehicle factory is put into production – Automotive News: Geely Sichuan new commercial vehicle factory is put into production in Nanchong today, further improving Geely’s industrial layout and transformation.
- The Retired Couple That Made Uber More Senior-Friendly – Bloomberg: “We have designed our transportation system over the past 50 to 60 years around single-car drivers,” says Travis Bogard, who oversees Uber Central.
- China’s Geely Automobile Sees 1H Net Profit Surging More Than 100% On Year – Nikkei: Hong Kong-listed Geely Automobile Holdings on Monday said it expects net profit for the first half of 2017 to more than double…
- Would you feel safe riding a passenger drone? According to research, most Americans wouldn’t – CNBC: More than half of U.S. consumers wouldn’t feel safe flying in a self-driving “passenger drone”, YouGov says. Only 5 percent of American consumers…
- BRIEF-Geely Automobile expects to record increase of over 100% in net profit for 6 months ended … – Reuters: is the news and media division of Thomson . Thomson is the world’s largest international multimedia news agency, providing …
- Tesla Model 3: first production model shown – Autocar: Elon Musk shared pic of first Tesla Model 3 off the production line on Twitter Elon Musk shows pics of first completed Model 3; production of all-electric saloon to reach 20,000 units per month
- Elon Musk shows off Tesla’s first Model 3 sedan – Detroitnews: The new model comes after a bad week for Tesla’s stock price
- BRIEF-VW brand sales up 4 pct in June to 512,700 vehicles – Reuters: * Says VW brand sales flat in Europe, up 15 pct in U.S. and up 5.4 pct in China and +11.2 pct in Brazil
- Tesla wades into Australia’s battle over energy future: Russell – Reuters: South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill (R) listens to Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speak during an official ceremony in Adelaide, Australia, July 7, 2017 to announce that Tesla will install the world’s largest grid-scale battery in the …
- Driver complaints about car park fine policies hit unprecedented levels – Guardian: Matheson is among thousands of drivers who believe they have been unfairly targeted by companies which patrol privately owned car parks. Visitors…
- O Luxe to buy Japanese electric car startup GLM – Nikkei: The GLM G4 electric supercar, launched at the Paris Motor Show in October 2016, is viewed as Japan’s response to U.S. luxury electric vehicle maker…
- You call this a slump? – Automotive News: For many automakers, the fact that consumers are snapping up high-margin SUVs and crossovers instead of less-expensive sedans has been a boon.
- Is a carmaker about to save the planet? – Guardian: “I think a lot about electric cars,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk famously said at a party at the very end of the 80s. “Do you think a lot about electric cars?
- Aston launches DB11 V-8 with Daimler engine – Automotive News: Aston Martin’s partnership with Daimler moved closer with the launch of the DB11 V-8, the first Aston to use the 4.0-liter turbocharged engine…
- Volvo is either very smart, or very dumb – Automotive News: Volvo has announced that starting in 2019 it will offer only electrified vehicles – full electrics, plug-in hybrids and 48-volt mild hybrids. One of the main…
- Germans arrest Audi worker in diesel probe – Automotive News: FRANKFURT – In the first arrest in Germany related to Volkswagen Group’s diesel emissions scandal, an unnamed Audi employee has been…
- How the iPhone changed our industry – Automotive News: It’s this phenomenon, this reversal of a longtime trend toward safer roads, that has set us on the quest for self-driving vehicles. If humans can’t be…
- GM Korea chief steps down amid sales slump – Automotive News: With sales declining and labor talks in progress, General Motors Korea will … Kim has resigned as CEO at a sensitive time for GM’s big Korean unit,…
- Honda, Hitachi form EV motor venture – Automotive News: Japan’s Hitachi Automotive Systems and Honda Motor Co. signed a formal agreement to create a ¥5 billion ($44 million) joint venture to develop…
- Toyota opens up its Texas home – Automotive News: Toyota’s $1 billion headquarters in Plano, Texas, will house about 4,000 employees. The 100-acre site has 2 million square feet of office space, a gym…
- Ford promotes key designers – Automotive News: Ford of Europe’s design director, Joel Piaskowski, has been promoted to a global role as head of design for cars and crossovers, a source close to the…
- VW gives green light to electric Microbus – Automotive News: Volkswagen’s long-awaited Microbus-styled multipurpose vehicle will be built as an electric vehicle, VW brand chief Herbert Diess told British…
- Who’s killing the gasoline car? – Automotive News: The company will split its offerings between pure electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and mild hybrids, which use a beefed-up starter motor to both…
- Industry needs 40 more gigafactories, VW says – Automotive News: Should each manufacturer also target 25 percent of sales volumes from battery electric vehicles in 2025, Volks- wagen believes global carmakers will…
- It’s high noon for Tesla – Automotive News: Tesla delivered only 76,000 vehicles globally in 2016. … for all-electric vehicles amid low gasoline prices and a lack of infrastructure for the vehicles.
- Hyundai drops Azera, skips ’18 Veloster – Automotive News: Hyundai’s stylish near-luxury Azera sedan is being dropped at the end of the model year after a decade of declining sales. Meanwhile, the sporty…
- Tesla Model 3 production newest challenge – Automotive News: The challenges of growing up appear to be setting in for Tesla, as the automotive darling begins production of the highly anticipated Model 3.
- Volvo electrification plan signals end of an era – Automotive News: Volvo’s decision to focus on electrified models represents an about-face for the Chinese-owned brand. It had previously said pure electric cars didn’t make a great business case.
- VW randd chief sees need for more battery production capacity – Automotive News: A massive shortage in lithium ion battery cells could plague the global car industry in the coming decade if capacity equivalent to 40 Tesla gigafactories is not added by 2025, according to estimates from Volkswagen Group.
- Bigger next-gen Ford Focus gets a new look#8203; – Automotive News: Spy photos suggest the new Ford Focus coming next year will have a larger footprint and a new profile.
- Toyota builds up its data center in search of opportunities – Automotive News: Toyota’s new connected-car unit lives apart from the automaker’s massive North American headquarters in Plano, Texas. That’s the way executives wanted it.
- Top Ford designers promoted – Automotive News: Ford of Europe’s design director has been promoted to a global role as head of design for cars and crossovers. Ford’s interior design chief will take over in Europe.
- Toyota’s cloud city – Automotive News: DALLAS – One of the most striking things about Toyota Connected, the automaker’s year-old automotive data-harvesting startup, is its location – not…
- Lynk & CO sedan caught testing in Germany – Automotive News: Spy photographers snapped a Lynk & CO 03 sedan being tested in Germany last week. The car, based on sibling brand Volvo’s CMA platform,…
- Driverless car battle lines get blurry – Detroitnews: San Jose – In the earliest years of the push to bring driverless and electric cars to the American masses, the narrative came easily: It was Silicon…
- Tesla Rolls Out Its First Model 3, and It’s Elon’s – Bloomberg: Tesla has already taken in roughly half a billion dollars in Model 3 deposits, at $1,000 apiece, and its proposed ramp-up schedule would have it rivaling well-established U.S. market peers like BMW and Mercedes by year’s end. The only thing standing…
- Hyundai to begin sale of racing cars later this year – Yonhap: Hyundai Motor Co. said Monday it will launch its first racing car for sale this year, a move to enhance its brand image in…
- Toyota’s management reform begins with new office design – Nikkei: At a press conference on Thursday to mark the opening of the new headquarters in suburban Dallas, Texas, CEO James Lentz, CEO of Toyota Motor..
- Hot Renault Zoe RS could hit market before 2020 – Autocar: Renault Zoe e-sport concept was unveiled in Geneva this year A high-performance version of the electrically powered Zoe is being explored by Renault Sport